Show Grand grandma iaia he heppler heier ier called to reward at age of jd lighty eighty most R revered evered and beloved church and community worker Is laid to final rest 1 I am not sick im only tired grandma heppler said to the writer write r when he canie came about two to weeks ago to see her for the last time and tired she was and had a light to be for she had gone the jour journey ney of her life in neaily eighty years ind and it was vas a path marked ed with deeds of kinan kindness ess and cheer under pleasant as well as under adverse and trying conditions now she left us and the mourners ate abc not only the large family net only the people of our city but nearly all of southern utah and a large part of the state all those who knew kliene grandma and her most wonderful life and their number goes into the thousands thousand she died friday evening as peacefully as her entire life had been and as resigned to the will of god as she has been in all her years when she took all the decisions of lier her maker in that spirit that she used to express in the words its alright right ai its alright alrig ht funeral services were held sun sunday day afternoon at the second ward meeting house and it is safe to say that never before an on no occasion a larger audience of mourners congregated in the chapel or more impressive and dignified services were held than when the community and a host of out of town people paid baid last tribute to this wonderful woman which cal we without fear of contradiction contri diction can call the most revered the most respected the most beloved in our part of the country bishop being among the mo mourners umers the services were in charge of first counselor goo NJ cope forty grand children of the deceased preceded the coffin car carrying rv ing beautiful floral tributes that had been sent from near and far the services were opened with the taie song how finn a foundation by a double qua quartet arte rte composed of mrs airs L A poulson mrs vern mrs F H gunn and mrs birs I 1 W bean E H lewis ill M W Sil smith lith kenneth kennet h hood and C W pearl bishop andrew of glenwood offered the opening prayer and a girls chorus lead by mrs anna callaway and miss bliss ora gledhill at the piano sang come to mo me judge H NL hayes was then called from the seats of the mourners to the plat platform form and read the following biography LOUISIANA HEPPLER lousiana Lou siara heppler was born bom in stratford canada april 2 1846 and was the daughter of adam and anna eva knechtel sho married the late ani drew heppler november 17 1863 she and her husband came to utah in 1872 they resided in salt lake city for a short time then went to st george where illey they remained for about one year and moved to sevier county in 1874 she and her husband were among t the lie original settlers of prattville and glenwood and resided in in those places for over thirty ye years 11 rs and 1 nd then moved to richfield something over twenty years ago where she has resided ever since she was the mo ther of twelve children one died an infant and the remaining eleven attained their majority and ten of them now survive her she was also the foster mother of six children anna eva stewart her eldest daughter died at richfield about twenty two years ago her children who survive her are john E heppler amelia heppler hansen frank J heppler andrew M T heppler arthur L fl heppler eppler lula peterson charles bl heppler C lamar heppler sterling K heppler and rosco Z heppler her foster children who survive her are arc emma emilia R hayes fred R hoppler heppler john R heppler rose R heppler mattsson anna R heppler and elisa R heppler hepler Still stillman nian she leaves surviving her seventy nine grand children and sev seventeen entee n great grand children she also leaves surviving her one brother charles Seeg millor of st george and a sister anna W musser Nl usser of salt lake city in III addition to caring for and rearing the seventeen children named together with her grand son julian heppler making in all eighteen she devoted an exton extensive sive part of her life time to religious and civic activities perhaps it would be safe to say that she attended more religious meetings funeral services educational and civic gatherings than any woman in southern utah she was stake president of the primary association for 27 years her work in all the activities named is too well known to thousands to make it advisable to comment there on judge hayes haye also feelingly read a poem lie had composed when grandma heppler celebrated her seventy fourth birthday anniversary in the midst of her family in april 1920 at which tune this excellent piece of poet poetry ry was published in our columns the first eulogy was delivered by president john christensen who spoke of the unusually solemn occasion of this gathering referred to grandma Hepp lers life and d her rood example worthy of emulation a life time spent in doing good and ardently working for the church kenneth hood sang the solo im a pilgrim the next speaker dr T R gledhill made the introductory remark that frequently speakers in their eulogies are inclined to exaggerate but it would be absolutely impossible to ex age grate in eulogizing grandma hop hap for hers was a life of service and love for her fel madge ladge peterson a grand child of the deceased gave a piano solo the old time maidens prayer which always had been the favorite composition of mrs heppler patriarch H H bell of glenwood refereed refe ried to his fifty years of acquaintance with the deceased and touchingly related how grandma heppler in spite of the fact that she had to take like care of a large family took charge of the primary work in the entire betake stake never tiring never complaining after the song one sweetly solemn thought beautifully rendered by mrs L A poulson superintendent ashman paid eloquent tribute to the deceased emphasizing most strongly her interest in culture and refinement and her most remarkable faith after a few closing remarks by counselor cope the double quartet qua ctet sang 1 I shall not pass again this way and christian al peterson spoke the benediction A row of autorina automobiles biles laden with flowers preceded and an endless cortege of cars followed the hearse to the last re sting resting place in the city cemetery where L P hansen dedicated the grave A faithful soul went through the pearly gates she was not only faithful to her church but faithful faitha ua to humankind faithful in believing it was her duty to do the will of her maker to lend a helping hand in time of need peed her life will prove a perpetual inspiration to all who knew her and therefore while sweet ties have been severed by her going much is left |